Galloway Township, New Jersey
Galloway Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a growing edge city to neighboring Atlantic City. At 114.49 square miles (296.5 km2) of total area of land and water, Galloway Township is the largest municipality in the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,813, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 464 (+1.2%) from the 2010 census count of 37,349, which in turn reflected an increase of 6,140 (+19.7%) from the 31,209 counted in the 2000 census.
Galloway Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Galloway is a growing edge city to neighboring Atlantic City. | |
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Location of Galloway Township in Atlantic County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Galloway Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39.491453°N 74.473867°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Royal charter | April 4, 1774 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | Joseph Galloway or Mull of Galloway |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Anthony Coppola (R, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Rich Clute (R, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Chris Johansen |
| • Municipal clerk | Kelli Danieli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114.49 sq mi (296.52 km2) |
| • Land | 88.67 sq mi (229.65 km2) |
| • Water | 25.82 sq mi (66.87 km2) 22.55% |
| • Rank | 1st of 565 in state 1st of 23 in county |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 37,813 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 37,870 |
| • Rank | 63rd of 565 in state 3rd of 23 in county |
| • Density | 426.5/sq mi (164.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 452nd of 565 in state 13th of 23 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08201, 08205 |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 404, 652, 748 |
| FIPS code | 3400125560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882052 |
| Website | www |
Galloway Township was incorporated by Royal charter on April 4, 1774, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, when it was still part of Gloucester County. Galloway was incorporated as one of the initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. After becoming part of the newly formed Atlantic County in 1837, portions of the township were taken to create Mullica Township (March 13, 1838), Egg Harbor City (June 14, 1858), Absecon (February 29, 1872), Brigantine Beach borough (now Brigantine; June 14, 1890) and Port Republic (March 1, 1905).
Geographically, the township, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.